Riley Hospital participates at November Target Free Family Night at Children's Museum

INDIANAPOLIS - Riley Hospital for Children was represented at the Target Free Familiy Night First Thursday at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis on November 5, 2009 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Riley Community Education and Child Advocacy Outreach Educators Sandy Loper and Megan Fager distributed 50 free gun locks provided to the Riley Safety Store courtesy of the Marion County Sheriff's Department along with gun lock education brochures from the Indiana Partnership to Prevent Violent Injury and Death (IPPVID) and challenged Museum visitors to practice jumping rope and to learn more about the Jump Kids Jump Movement led by Clarian Health.

In addition, Riley Hospital's Child Passenger Safety Nurses, Tonya Whitaker, RN, CPST, and Connie Parks, RN, CPST, also staffed a display where they demonstrated proper fitting and installation of car safety seats and shared information on proper use of car seats and booster seats and about Indiana's child passenger and booster seat laws. Says Karen Bruner Stroup, PhD, Director of Riley Community Education and Child Advocacy, "We are ever dedicated to being present at the Target Free Family nights at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis as this venue provides an opportunity for us to reach out to an audience of about 4,000 people monthly and to provide high exposure to our education programs and resources."

About Riley Hospital for Children As one of the nation's leading pediatric hospitals and Indiana's first and only comprehensive hospital dedicated exclusively to the care of children, Riley Hospital for Children, a part of Clarian Health, has provided compassionate care, support and comfort to children and their families for 85 years. Each year, Riley Hospital and Riley Hospital at Clarian North serve over 215,000 inpatients and outpatients from across Indiana, the nation and the world. Riley Hospital's partnership with Clarian Health, and its strong affiliation with the Indiana University School of Medicine, makes it the only comprehensive clinical resource for Indiana's children and the premiere source for health-related information for their parents. From simple care associated with the health and wellness of children and less complex specialty care to the most critically-ill and medically complex cases, Riley Hospital for Children is a national leader. Clarian Health operates the Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children campuses as a single hospital under Indiana law. Visit Riley Hospital for Children for more information.